Vellore (Tamil Nadu):A patient and her visitor were arrested for assaulting a postgraduate (PG) student doctor at Vellore Government Hospital and Medical College in Tamil Nadu's Kakkamparai on Monday, police said.
The doctor had objected to the presence of the patient's visitor, who was sitting on her bed, in the women's ward. The arguments and assaults led to police intervention and the two were arrested under the healthcare protection laws.
The incident took place at the women's ward of the hospital yesterday. Suba (36), a native of Chathamudarai had been admitted at hospital for the last seven days. On Monday evening, Suba's cousin, Diwakar came to visit her at the hospital. Vishal, a PG doctor who attending patients in the ward at that time saw him sitting on Suba's bed.
He came to Diwakar and explained that he was not supposed to enter the women's ward and asked him to leave immediately. This led to an argument between the doctor and Suba's cousin. Suba initially tried to stop the two but ended up hitting the doctor with her slipper. Tension prevailed in the hospital premises following the incident.